Universal Postal Convention, with Final Protocol, Regulations of Execution and Provisions concerning the Transportation of Regular Mails by Air, with Final Protocol.

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
POSTAL
Signed at
Signed on
23 May 1939
In force on
1 July 1940

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. Aden Colony
  2. Aden Protectorate
  3. ALBANIA
  4. ALGERIA
  5. Antigua
  6. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
  7. AUSTRIA
  8. BARBADOS
  9. Belgian Congo
  10. BELGIUM
  11. Bermuda
  12. BOLIVIA
  13. BRAZIL
  14. British Guiana
  15. British Honduras
  16. British Virgin Islands
  17. BULGARIA
  18. BURMA
  19. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  20. CEYLON
  21. CHILE
  22. CHINA
  23. COLOMBIA
  24. CROATIA
  25. CUBA
  26. Curacao
  27. CYPRUS
  28. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  29. DANZIG
  30. DENMARK
  31. Dominica
  32. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  33. East Indies
  34. EGYPT
  35. ESTONIA
  36. ETHIOPIA
  37. Falkland Island Dependencies
  38. Falkland Islands
  39. Fiji
  40. FINLAND
  41. FRANCE
  42. French Colonies
  43. Gibraltar
  44. Gold Coast
  45. GREECE
  46. GRENADA
  47. HAYTI
  48. HONDURAS
  49. Hong Kong
  50. HUNGARY
  51. ICELAND
  52. INDIA
  53. INDO-CHINA
  54. IRAN
  55. IRAQ
  56. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  57. ITALY
  58. JAMAICA
  59. JAPAN
  60. KENYA
  61. LATVIA
  62. LEBANON
  63. LEBANON
  64. LITHUANIA
  65. LUXEMBOURG
  66. Malay States, Federated
  67. Malay States, Unfederated
  68. MALTA
  69. MAURITIUS
  70. Montserrat
  71. MOROCCO
  72. NETHERLANDS THE
  73. Newfoundland (UK)
  74. NEW ZEALAND
  75. NICARAGUA
  76. NIGERIA
  77. North Borneo
  78. NORWAY
  79. PAKISTAN
  80. Palestine
  81. PANAMA
  82. PARAGUAY
  83. POLAND
  84. PORTUGAL
  85. Portugal, Provinces In West Africa
  86. Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania
  87. Ruanda Urundi
  88. Sarawak
  89. SEYCHELLES
  90. SIERRA LEONE
  91. Somaliland Protectorate
  92. South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands
  93. SOVIET UNION
  94. St. Christopher And Nevis
  95. St Helena
  96. ST LUCIA
  97. Straits Settlements
  98. St Vincent
  99. Surinam
  100. SWEDEN
  101. SWITZERLAND
  102. SYRIA
  103. SYRIA
  104. TANGANYIKA
  105. THAILAND
  106. The Gambia
  107. TONGA
  108. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  109. TUNISIA
  110. TURKEY
  111. UGANDA
  112. UKRAINE S S R
  113. UNITED KINGDOM
  114. VATICAN CITY
  115. VENEZUELA
  116. WESTERN SAMOA
  117. West Indies
  118. YEMEN
  119. YUGOSLAVIA
  120. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Aden Colony Extension 22 October 1941
Aden Protectorate Extension 22 October 1941
ALBANIA Accession 11 October 1940
ALGERIA Extension 23 May 1939
Antigua Extension 22 October 1941
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Signature 23 May 1939
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Ratification 28 July 1948
AUSTRIA Accession 28 August 1946
BARBADOS Extension 22 October 1941
Belgian Congo Extension 30 May 1940
BELGIUM Signature 23 May 1939
BELGIUM Ratification 30 May 1940
Bermuda Extension 22 October 1941
BOLIVIA Signature 23 May 1939
BRAZIL Signature 23 May 1939
British Guiana Extension 22 October 1941
British Honduras Extension 22 October 1941
British Virgin Islands Extension 22 October 1941
BULGARIA Signature 23 May 1939
BURMA Extension 22 October 1941
BYELORUSSIA S S R Accession 8 May 1947
CEYLON Extension 22 October 1941
CHILE Signature 23 May 1939
CHINA Signature 23 May 1939
COLOMBIA Signature 23 May 1939
CROATIA Accession 26 May 1941
CUBA Signature 23 May 1939
Curacao Extension 5 April 1940
CYPRUS Extension 22 October 1941
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 10 August 1945
DANZIG Signature 23 May 1939
DENMARK Signature 23 May 1939
Dominica Extension 22 October 1941
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 23 May 1939
East Indies Extension 5 April 1940
EGYPT Signature 23 May 1939
EGYPT Ratification 16 August 1940
ESTONIA Signature 23 May 1939
ETHIOPIA Accession 28 October 1946
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 22 October 1941
Falkland Islands Extension 22 October 1941
Fiji Extension 22 October 1941
FINLAND Signature 23 May 1939
FRANCE Signature 23 May 1939
FRANCE Ratification 26 June 1941
French Colonies Extension 23 May 1939
French Colonies Ratification 26 June 1941
Gibraltar Extension 22 October 1941
Gold Coast Extension 22 October 1941
GREECE Signature 23 May 1939
GRENADA Extension 22 October 1941
HAYTI Signature 23 May 1939
HONDURAS Signature 23 May 1939
Hong Kong Extension 22 October 1941
HUNGARY Accession 24 May 1940
ICELAND Signature 23 May 1939
INDIA Signature 23 May 1939
INDIA Ratification 9 February 1942
INDO-CHINA Accession 4 December 1939
IRAN Signature 23 May 1939
IRAQ Signature 23 May 1939
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 23 May 1939
ITALY Accession 30 December 1939
JAMAICA Extension 22 October 1941
JAPAN Signature 23 May 1939
JAPAN Ratification 12 September 1940
KENYA Extension 22 October 1941
LATVIA Signature 23 May 1939
LEBANON Extension 23 May 1939
LEBANON Accession 27 November 1945
LITHUANIA Signature 23 May 1939
LUXEMBOURG Signature 23 May 1939
Malay States, Federated Extension 22 October 1941
Malay States, Unfederated Extension 22 October 1941
MALTA Extension 22 October 1941
MAURITIUS Extension 22 October 1941
Montserrat Extension 22 October 1941
MOROCCO Signature 23 May 1939
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 23 May 1939
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 5 April 1940
NEW ZEALAND Signature 23 May 1939
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 5 October 1940
Newfoundland (UK) Extension 22 October 1941
NICARAGUA Signature 23 May 1939
NIGERIA Extension 22 October 1941
North Borneo Extension 22 October 1941
NORWAY Signature 23 May 1939
PAKISTAN Accession 29 August 1947
Palestine Statement 22 October 1941
PANAMA Signature 23 May 1939
PARAGUAY Signature 23 May 1939
POLAND Signature 23 May 1939
PORTUGAL Signature 23 May 1939
Portugal, Provinces In West Africa Extension 23 May 1939
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania Extension 23 May 1939
Ruanda Urundi Extension 30 May 1940
Sarawak Extension 22 October 1941
SEYCHELLES Extension 22 October 1941
SIERRA LEONE Extension 22 October 1941
Somaliland Protectorate Extension 22 October 1941
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands Extension 22 October 1941
SOVIET UNION Signature 23 May 1939
St Helena Extension 22 October 1941
ST LUCIA Extension 22 October 1941
St Vincent Extension 22 October 1941
St. Christopher And Nevis Extension 22 October 1941
Straits Settlements Extension 22 October 1941
Surinam Extension 5 April 1940
SWEDEN Signature 23 May 1939
SWEDEN Ratification 16 September 1940
SWITZERLAND Signature 23 May 1939
SWITZERLAND Ratification 8 November 1940
SYRIA Extension 23 May 1939
SYRIA Accession 10 April 1946
TANGANYIKA Extension 22 October 1941
THAILAND Signature 23 May 1939
The Gambia Extension 22 October 1941
TONGA Extension 22 October 1941
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 22 October 1941
TUNISIA Extension 23 May 1939
TURKEY Signature 23 May 1939
UGANDA Extension 22 October 1941
UKRAINE S S R Accession 8 May 1947
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 23 May 1939
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 22 October 1941
VATICAN CITY Signature 23 May 1939
VENEZUELA Signature 23 May 1939
West Indies Extension 5 April 1940
WESTERN SAMOA Extension 5 October 1940
YEMEN Accession 17 February 1940
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 23 May 1939
Zanzibar Extension 22 October 1941

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/247/0: 0
  2. League of Nations Treaty Series 4742/0: Vol.202/ 159
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 06e8287a-636a-48b9-b385-d932fea58666
Treaty ID: 1959
Record ID: 65945